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California utility officials grant PG&E bid to bilk ratepayers $1B for headquarters move
The California Public Utilities Commission, or CPUC, today rubber-stamped Pacific Gas & Electric’s plan to dump onto its captive customers the $1 billion cost of moving its headquarters.
Massive Brunswick PFAS spill is Maine’s largest ever firefighting foam contamination
A malfunction unleashed a staggering 51,450 gallons of firefighting foam made with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in Brunswick, Maine. It’s the largest accidental spill of such foam in...
What are parts per million, billion and trillion?
EWG often talks about pollution and health risks in terms of parts per billion or trillion. But what does that mean in simple terms? How can you use this information to live a healthier life?
House trio urges FDA to end foot-dragging, ban toxic formaldehyde in hair straighteners
Three House lawmakers are calling out the Food and Drug Administration for its yearslong delay in banning hair-straightening treatments that contain or emit cancer-causing formaldehyde . They urge the...
New study suggests environmental chemicals can trigger early puberty in girls
A worrying trend of girls starting puberty earlier is raising questions about whether chemical exposures play a role. Now a new study suggests a link between certain chemicals in everyday products...
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The invisible threat: EWG analysis shows you could be eating as many as 12 plastic bags a year
Next time you buy groceries, look at your shopping bag and imagine eating up to 12 a year – that’s how much invisible plastic pollution EWG estimates an adult could be consuming. This report details EWG’s review of the science about plastic particles, exposure sources and the amount the average person might consume every year. Nobody wants to snack on the equivalent of a plastic shopping bag every
Plastic on your plate: EWG finds adults may ingest equivalent of up to 12 shopping bags a year
Adults may ingest up to 150,000 harmful plastic particles a year – equal to eating as many as 12 shopping bags annually, according to a new Environmental Working Group analysis.
Three decades later, BHA remains in food
In 1990, a doctor filed a petition asking the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of the additive BHA in food – and they’re still waiting for a response.
EWG applauds House bill to close food chemical safety loopholes
Today Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) reintroduced legislation to ensure the safety of food chemicals by closing regulatory loopholes.
California lawmakers introduce bills to protect children from lead exposure
Two bills introduced this legislative session aim to safeguard children’s health from the lasting and devastating effects of lead exposure through drinking water, an urgent threat in the state.
Clock ticking to fight foolish EPA analysis allowing toxic weedkiller paraquat
It seems like an April Fools’ Day joke – the Environmental Protection Agency is defending its analysis permitting the use of the weedkiller paraquat, despite its links to Parkinson’s disease. With...
EWG sponsors bill to ban use in California of toxic weedkiller linked to Parkinson’s disease
The Environmental Working Group is sponsoring legislation in the state Assembly that would ban the use of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat in California.
Biden administration to cut use of ‘forever chemicals’ in federal buildings
The Environmental Protection Agency and the General Services Administration announced today that federal contractors will be required to use cleaning products free of PFAS, known as “forever chemicals...
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Drought drove almost $10B in crop insurance payments to Texas farmers over 22 years
A new EWG investigation shows that drought conditions in Texas triggered more federal crop insurance payments to farmers than any other reason and made up an astounding 43 percent of all crop insurance payments in the state between 2001 and 2022.
First-time homeowners, first-time twins: How one mom relied on EWG to babyproof her house
“When we found out we were having twins, my husband was speechless with shock,” said Katherine Armstrong, who gave birth to two girls late last year. “While I was initially surprised too, I was also...
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Chris Campbell (EWG) y Scott Faber (EWG)
La empresa californiana Wonderful promociona su popular zumo de granada y otros productos "icónicos y saludables". Pero esta empresa también es el segundo mayor consumidor estatal de paraquat – un herbicida tóxico relacionado con un mayor riesgo de enfermedad de Parkinson y otros daños.
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EWG honors 2024 Changemakers at 15th Annual Earth Day Dinner in San Francisco
The Environmental Working Group is proud to announce five recipients of its 2024 Changemakers Award, which recognizes exceptional leaders in California business and politics who have dedicated their...
California lawmakers advance bill to shield school children from harmful food dyes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On April 23, the California Assembly’s Committee on Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials voted to advance a bill to ban six harmfu l food dyes and titanium dioxide from food...
Only 1 in 4 sunscreens deemed safe by EWG, offering balanced UVA and UVB protection
Today the Environmental Working Group released its 2024 Guide to Sunscreens, revealing that a staggering three-quarters of almost 1,700 SPF products evaluated fall short of adequate sun protection...
EWG statement on competing House and Senate farm bill frameworks
Today leaders from the House and Senate Agriculture Committees issued competing frameworks for renewing the farm bill, which sets farm and food policy. The following is a statement from Scott Faber...
At least 10,000 farmers took over $11B in farm subsidies over 39 consecutive years
For nearly 40 years, the Department of Agriculture annually paid more than 10,000 farmers billions in taxpayer-funded farm subsidies or disaster relief, a new EWG analysis finds.
Coalition statement on CPUC approval of utility tax on millions of working California families
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Public Utilities Commission, or CPUC, on Thursday voted to impose a new utility tax of $24 a month on millions of hardworking California families. The tax is more...
Agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions could surge without climate guardrails
Greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. farming could surge if House Republicans get their way. They’re fighting now to scrap legislative guardrails designed to ensure that Department of Agriculture...
Benefit of boost in crop reference prices would mostly only aid large farmers in just 100 counties
Here we go again: House Republicans are trying to rig subsidy programs to benefit Southern farmers. Their proposal would raise price guarantees for commodity crops in the upcoming farm bill, mostly to...
